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Sunday, February 8, 2026

Air Force Museum Photograph

 Good morning,

Catherine and Erica are traveling again.  No, not on the aircraft in the image.  That sure looks like an older version of the aircraft used as Air Force One.

Catherine sent me this image that she took at the airport in Dayton, Ohio.  The small print in the lower left corner says it is from the National Museum of the United States Air Force. What fun it would be to visit this place!

At first I didn't realize how big this picture must be.  Take a look at the electrical outlet in the upper left corner.  This picture is huge!  

How very cool!

Thank you, Catherine.

Have a safe trip!  Love you,

Mom

Saturday, February 7, 2026

Planning the Next Escapade

 Good morning,

The Pack is having a meeting of the minds to plan their next escapade.

Hmmm....

 I wonder what they are dreaming up now....

;),

Lois

Friday, February 6, 2026

TV Time

 Good morning,

Here's another picture Kjell took while we were watching TV in the living room.  

That's Elsa closest to the camera and Lily.  Lily is getting so big!  She's lost the puppy look and is a big girl now. 

The girls have decided this couch is theirs.  

Ah, yes, another snow day at home....

Happy Winter!

Lois

Thursday, February 5, 2026

Electric Snow Shovel

 Good morning,

Our new electric snow shovel came today.  It's a cute little thing and will handle up to six inches of snow.

 Kjell "drove" it past me standing on the back porch so I could take a video to send to Catherine at her office.  Of course, it wasn't intended to use on the packed snow next to the car.

Later Catherine came home and used it on the sidewalk in front of the house.  She said it is great!

Let's hope the arrival of the new device means there won't be any more snow this winter if Murphy has his way.

All the best,

Lois

Wednesday, February 4, 2026

Snow, Snow, Go Away!

 Good morning,

We got another three inches of snow yesterday.  Just what we needed, right?  It's just enough to have to shovel again all the places that were shoveled a few days ago.  The image was taken an hour before the new snow started falling....

 At least our trash was picked up this week.  We were missed last week and Kjell had to pull the full can back up from the curb.  Not fun since we are considerably "up hill" from the street.  

Stay warm!

All the best,

Lois

Tuesday, February 3, 2026

Checkup Appointment

 Good morning,

Yesterday was a check up day at UC Health.  

We laugh about people who say they will travel when they retire.  We travel to and from UC Health!  Seriously, we're glad we traveled far and wide before we retired so now we can relax at home.

We're fortunate to live less than ten minutes from the University of Cincinnati and UC Health. 

 This time it was Kjell's turn for a checkup.  This is about one fourth of the large atrium waiting area.  I turned the camera to get a section of the room where I didn't get anyone's faces.

 Kjell's tests were so good that he didn't even have to sit in the fancy chair when we saw the doctor.  We talked about test results, were told to come back again next year, and we were ready to go home.

I love that kind of visit.  Yay!

All the best,

Lois

Monday, February 2, 2026

It's a Ruff Life

 Good morning,

Kjell sent me this image of Wendy (left) and Elsa dealing with their "ruff" life.

They are part of our security system on their chargers.  They look calm now, but don't try to come into our yard uninvited!

I hope you're staying warm!

Lois